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Monday, March 31, 2008
Gay men risk of HIV 'still high'
Gay men are being urged to get HIV tests more regularly and practise safe sex in a bid to halt the high numbers of new cases in the UK.
The Health Protection Agency made the warning after new diagnoses among gay men topped 2,600 for the third year.
But the figures do seem to have begun to plateau after a surge at the turn of the century.
Overall, the number of new cases hit an estimated 6,840 in 2007 - a fall of 1,400 from the previous year.
Gay men continue to be the group most at risk of acquiring HIV within the UK
Dr Valerie Delpech
The HPA said this was mostly due to a decline in cases among those infected heterosexually in Africa.
But experts said the new cases among gay men was still at worrying levels.
There were 2,630 diagnoses - a slight fall on previous years, but much higher than the annual figures in the 1990s which tended to hover around 1,500.
HPA head of HIV surveillance Dr Valerie Delpech said: "Gay men continue to be the group most at risk of acquiring HIV within the UK.
"We need to reinforce the safe sex message for gay men that the best way to protect yourself from contracting HIV is practising safe sex by using a condom with all new and casual partners."
She also urged more regular testing so treatment could be started earlier and to reduce the risk of transmission to partners.
The figures are only provisional as they also take into account the expected delays in diagnosis.
The Department of Health has announced a review of national HIV prevention programmes.
Genevieve Clark, of the Terrence Higgins Trust, said it was "good news" that the figures for gay men seemed to be levelling off.
But she warned the number of cases was still too high and called for easier access to testing as some places had long waits for access to sexual health clinics.
Deborah Jack, of the National AIDS Trust, said: "It is a concern that HIV diagnoses are still increasing among gay men and heterosexuals infected in the UK.
"Alongside improved prevention we urgently need better HIV testing strategies.
"HIV is often not picked up early enough by health professionals and late diagnoses increase the liklihood of HIV being passed on, as well as greatly reducing the health prospects of people living with HIV."
A Department of Health spokesman said money had been invested in recent years to improve waiting times.
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Advices for Leather beginners
David Menkes knows a thing or two about leather. He’d better, after running his own custom leather studio for 30 years making fetish gear for private clients (including countless leather title holders). For you label whores, he’s even made leather designs for Sean John and Philip Lim. In preparation for the big night at the Roseland, we talked to Menkes about how to buy, maintain and store your prized possessions after the party has wrapped.
1. Go for the Strong, Silent Type.
As far as leather goes, listen for a soft sound when you handle it, not a crinkly sound; that means it’s a cheap leather. Straps should be soft at the edges, handleable [and] not sharp. Try to look for things that are heavy duty and will last longer. You want to find something that isn’t made in too many pieces. I like a bare style. I think it should show the lines of the body.
2. Give and Take.
Leather will stretch at the seat and the knees and generally about 10 percent, depending on the weight of the leather, but that’s over a period of time. It takes about 3 months of wearing it. On pants and chaps, the waistband won’t stretch. Pants should fit you nice in the waist and be tight all over, at first. That will also encourage you to go to the gym and look better in your leather.
3. Treat It Right.
Oil it with conditioner, not cleaner. Don’t use saddle soap on clothes. If it’s dirty, wipe it down with a moist cloth. If it’s more than surface dirt, use the foam from a bar of Ivory soap, but not the bar itself. Keep them supple but not wet, and over time they will perform beautifully. Things can be altered over time if your body changes. As long as you keep it supple, it will last a lifetime.
4. Use it, don’t abuse it.
Store leather away from heat. It’s best in a drawer or put it in the coolest part of your closet and hang it on a hanger or with clips. Don’t let it hang there forever. Don’t take it out just once a year, you want to take it out and use it. At least shake it out and lay it flat every so often.
5. If It Feels Good, Do It.
You want to look for things that appeal to you. Don’t buy things on a whim. Go for something you feel comfortable with, not what your friends tell you looks good or doesn’t. It’s all about fantasy, and you’ll look better and more confident if it’s something that makes you feel great.
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Pregnant man exists
Thomas Beattie lives in Oregon and is married to a woman named Nancy. He's pregnant.
To our neighbors, my wife, Nancy, and I don’t appear in the least unusual. To those in the quiet Oregon community where we live, we are viewed just as we are -- a happy couple deeply in love. Our desire to work hard, buy our first home, and start a family was nothing out of the ordinary. That is, until we decided that I would carry our child.
I am transgender, legally male, and legally married to Nancy. Unlike those in same-sex marriages, domestic partnerships, or civil unions, Nancy and I are afforded the more than 1,100 federal rights of marriage. Sterilization is not a requirement for sex reassignment, so I decided to have chest reconstruction and testosterone therapy but kept my reproductive rights. Wanting to have a biological child is neither a male nor female desire, but a human desire.
Arthur Charles Clarke was gay?
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, Sri Lankabhimanya (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British (lived in Sri Lanka since 1956) science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, written in collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick, a collaboration which led also to the film of the same name; and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World.
Clarke served in the Royal Air Force as a radar instructor and technician from 1941-1946, proposed satellite communication systems in 1945 which won him the Franklin Institute Stuart Ballantine Gold Medal in 1963 and a nomination in 1994 for a Nobel Prize, and became the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society from 1947-1950 and again in 1953. Later, he helped fight for the preservation of lowland gorillas and won the UNESCO-Kalinga Prize in 1962.
Clarke was knighted in 1998. He emigrated to Sri Lanka in 1956, where he lived until his death.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Clarke's first venture into film was the Stanley Kubrick-directed 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kubrick and Clarke had met in 1964 to discuss the possibility of a collaborative film project. As the idea developed, it was decided that the story for the film was to be loosely based on Clarke's short story "The Sentinel", written in 1948 as an entry in a BBC short story competition. Originally, Clarke was going to write the screenplay for the film, but this proved to be more tedious than he had estimated. Instead, Kubrick and Clarke decided it would be best to write a novel first and then adapt it for the film upon its completion. However, as Clarke was finishing the book, the screenplay was also being written simultaneously.
Clarke's influence on the directing of 2001: A Space Odyssey is also felt in one of the most memorable scenes in the movie when astronaut Bowman shuts down HAL by removing modules from service one by one. As this happens, we witness HAL's consciousness degrading. By the time HAL's logic is completely gone, he begins singing the song Daisy Bell. This song was chosen based on a visit by Clarke to his friend and colleague John Pierce at the Bell Labs Murray Hill facility. A speech synthesis demonstration by physicist John Larry Kelly, Jr was taking place. Kelly was using an IBM 704 computer to synthesise speech. His voice recorder synthesiser vocoder reproduced the vocal for Daisy Bell, with musical accompaniment from Max Mathews. Arthur C. Clarke was so impressed that he later told Kubrick to use it in this climactic scene.
Due to the hectic schedule of the film's production, Kubrick and Clarke had difficulty collaborating on the book. Clarke completed a draft of the novel at the end of 1964 with the plan to publish in 1965 in advance of the film's release in 1966. After many delays the film was released in the spring of 1968, before the book was completed. The book was credited to Clarke alone. Clarke later complained that this had the effect of making the book into a novelisation, that Kubrick had manipulated circumstances to downplay Clarke's authorship. For these and other reasons, the details of the story differ slightly from the book to the movie. The film is a bold artistic piece with little explanation for the events taking place. Clarke, on the other hand, wrote thorough explanations of "cause and effect" for the events in the novel. Despite their differences, both film and novel were well received.
In 1972, Clarke published The Lost Worlds of 2001, which included his account of the production and alternate versions of key scenes. The "special edition" of the novel A Space Odyssey (released in 1999) contains an introduction by Clarke, documenting his account of the events leading to the release of the novel and film.
The Eiffel Tower as you never saw it before
The architect David Serero french imagined an extension of the Eiffel Tower on its summit. Visitors promèneraient on a platform attached to the 3rd floor of the monument. The case made loud noise and the world press has seized. For the operating company of the Tour, it is a hoax. It ensures that he never ordered the project. But the architect is formal: his idea is feasible.
The platform created by David Serero would be installed temporarily at the 3rd floor of the Eiffel Tower in 2009 to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the famous building
With this extension, people could walk 1700 per hour, on top of the Tour. They have a 360 ° views over the rooftops of Paris
David Serero, who dreamed this project is a french architect. For him, this extension is not a hoax, but is quite achievable. His development proposal was unveiled in mid-March 2008
This platform will be built around the tower, as a collar. Visitors emprunteraient, from the 3rd floor, 4 of stairs to enter it.